SASKATOON — Scott Walford had two goals and an assist as the Saskatoon Blades doubled up the Prince Albert Raiders 6-3 on Saturday in Western Hockey League play.
Matthew Sanders, Chase Wouters, Colton Dach and Kyle Crnkovic also scored to help the Blades (17-15-3) pick up their third win in a row.
Ilya Usau struck twice and Aliaksei Protas had the other for the Raiders (20-11-4), who are on a four-game slide.
Nolan Maier kicked out 35 shots for Saskatoon.
Carter Serhyenko gave up three goals on four shots in just 7:13 of action before giving way to Boston Bilous, who stopped 14-of-16 shots in relief for Prince Albert.
The Raiders played most the night down a forward after Jakob Brook was given a major and game misconduct for checking from behind at 2:41 of the first period.
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PATS 5 WARRIORS 0
REGINA — Max Paddock stopped 30 shots and the Pats (10-18-4) used five different goal scorers to hand Moose Jaw (10-19-2) its fourth loss in a row.
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HURRICANES 6 BRONCOS 0
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Jett Jones scored twice, Logan Barlage had a goal and three helpers, and Bryan Thomson made 24 saves as the Hurricanes (22-10-5) blanked Swift Current (7-23-3).
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OIL KINGS 8 REBELS 3
EDMONTON — Jake Neighbours scored a hat trick and Dylan Guenther had two goals and two assists as the Oil Kings (24-6-7) pummelled Red Deer (12-19-3) to improve to 9-0-1 in its last 10.
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ICE 3 WHEAT KINGS 2
WINNIPEG — Owen Pederson scored the go-ahead goal at 4:21 of the third period and Liam Hughes made 25 saves as the Ice (21-13-1) edged Brandon (15-17-3).
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WINTERHAWKS 4 THUNDERBIRDS 1
KENT, Wash. — Isaiah DiLaura kicked out 22 shots and Portland (24-6-4) used four different goal scorers to beat Seattle (13-18-3) and move to 8-0-1 in its last nine games.
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TIGERS 3 HITMEN 1
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — Mads Sogaard made 33 saves and James Hamblin scored his 19th of the season as the Tigers (23-10-2) snapped a three-game skid with a win over Calgary (16-11-5).
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SILVERTIPS 7 BLAZERS 5
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Gage Goncalves and Bryce Kindopp both scored twice and Cole Fonstad had a goal and three assists as Everett (25-7-2) downed the Blazers (22-10-3), who were 7-0-3 in their last 10.
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GIANTS 6 ROCKETS 2
LANGLEY, B.C. — Cole Shepard had two goals and an assist and Trent Miner turned away 25 shots as Vancouver (17-15-2) picked up its third straight win by defeating Kelowna (18-13-3).
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ROYALS 5 COUGARS 1
VICTORIA — Kaid Oliver scored twice and Gary Haden set up three goals as the Royals (18-12-2) slipped past Prince George (9-21-4).
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CHIEFS 5 AMERICANS 3
SPOKANE, Wash. — Adam Beckman potted a hat trick and Mason Beaupit made 25 stops as the Chiefs (20-11-4) dealt Tri-City (12-16-5) its eighth loss in a row.
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